Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-09

ded Monday morning and struck q river
snanty boat In falling, instantly killing Mrs
Lizzie Grant Four employees in the mill
were all hurt.
At Chicago, during a high wind
Monday, one of the walls of four story
brick building, which had not been enclosed
blew down wrecking the structure and
smashing q frame building adjoining.
Six thousand five hundred carpenters
employed by the various contractors. and
shop owners at Chicago, ceased work on
Monday, owing to disagreement in regard
to hours and compensation.
At Ligonier, Ind, on the night Of the
Bird and 18th, property of the value of s16,-
900 burned the losses being borne by ten or.
twelve persons and firms The cause of the
tires is unknown.
At Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday, over
one thousand carpenters struck for hours
and 81. 80 day and eight hours on Saturday
1t is said the last demand is the one employ
ers refuse to yield.
At Cincinnati, Ohio, the Republicans
elected their Mayor, Amor Smith, and en-
tire City ticket, the Labor party ranking
second and the Democrats forming the
third party.
On Sunday Policeman O'Brien at
Chicago was shot and fatally wounded by a
tough named Timothy Grady whom he was
trying to arrest Grady is under arrest.
At Minneapolis, Kansas, April 5,
Mrs. Lucy johnson. wife of A Associate
Justice johnson of the state supreme court
was elected to the board of education
At the municipal election at Cleve-
land, Ohio. the Democrats elected the entire
city ticket April 4, gaining as well a
majority OF the board of aldermen.
Fire which broke out in shoe shop
at a. NJ, on the 3rd, at GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
destroyed twenty four buildings, with All
aggregate loss Of S25O,000.
The steamer Sargosa, Capt. Miller,
from Baltimore for Port Antonio, foundered
at sea $50 miles north of Waiting Island
The crew were all saved.
Serious drouths are reported from
nearly every county in Texas affecting
agricultural as well as live stock interests.
The reports from the winter wheat
belt of the country show that the crop is in
good condition and promises well.
The Cincinnati newspapers appear
without any railroad ssads,' and will here
after pay their fares.
Toledo, Ohio, elected the Repub-
lican city ticket at the Monday election.
At Kansas City, Mo-, the Repub-
icans elected their entire city ticket.
IN THE EAST.
A furious storm and gale swept over
the New England coast Saturday afternoon
and evening and it was reported that the
Cunard stea mer Scythia, with 800 people
ON board, went ashore off Scituate, Mass, 8
ry OF the storm, which interrupted telegraph
communication, up to 2:30 a. m. Sunday,
nothing definite had been learned of the
fate OF the steamer and it was impossible to
send out wrecking steamers. During all
the night from early evening a furious
storm prevailed throughout New England,
the wind blowing from 40 to so miles an
hour and from to IL inches of snow falling
1t happily turned out that the report
regarding the Scythia being wrecked was
ridden the storm. the only damage being 4S
hours delay and the great anxiety awakened
Tor her safety. She landed at 5 %. M, Sun
day, at Boston harbor.
Heavy SHOWS prevailed throughout
Nova Scotia during the last days of March,
completely demoraizing inter-colonial rail
road traffic. A Halifax telegram of the 3Oth
states: Another storm ragged last night be-
tween Camp Bolton and st. Flavie, greatly
retardlng the work of clearing the road
Hundreds OF men are engaged ploughing
and shoveling through the snow, but it is
hard to predict when their task will be COM
pleted. The train which left Quebec Fri
day with mails and passengers for England
the snow is many feet deep and blows back
on the track as fast as removed.
The New York Mail & Express SAYS
that Father Curran, the former assistant
pastor of St. Stephens Church.- has been
sent to the monastery at Hoboken for 10
days penance, because he oke at the Nc
Glynn meeting at Joneswood and was on
the platform of the Academy of Music last
Monday night during DR.. McGlynns address
on ''Cross of the New Crusade'' It was
stated at the Archiopiscopal palace that
Father Curran's punishment was for coun-
tenancing a suspended priest who was in
At New Haven, Conn, on the 1st
about $50 painters, comprising the painters
union went out on strike because of the
refusal of the bosses to concede shorter
hours OF labor and pay for overworl1. The
plumbers, gas and steam filters also went
out on a strike. They number about fifty
overtime, and double pay on holidays
At mgersoll, Ont, on the 4th, a
milldam was torn open by freshet and a
tenement house occupied by four families
was swept away by the food and wrecked
John Bowman and his daughter, Young
man named Mclean, and child whose
name is unknown were drowned, and
man named Laird and his daughter are
missing.
At Reading. Pa, during Monday
forenoon, 18th inst, large quantity af
dynamite used for blasting and stored in &,
frame shanty on the outskirts of the city
exploded Andrew Lusti had both legs
broken off and will die Two Italians were
fearfully injured, one having his body torn
open. Samuel Wertz was also badly hurt.
Secretary Loef1er, Of the Western
Window Glass Association, at Pittsburgh,
states that the manufacturers would posi-
lively refuse to grant the demands of the
mixers and teasers for 10 per cent advance
IN wages. The men claim that the recent
advance on glass entities them to an in
crease.
Officers of the Utica police force ar
rived at the suspension bridge, N Y, and
later left with Charles O'Rorke, the sus-
pected express robber, and his wife. A
large Colts revolver and a mask were
frJ1ra n hi n ,